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NCT Number: NCT05365516

Medical Safety Huddles - a Multi-site QI Project

This quality improvement project will implement and evaluate the impact of physician-specific huddles, termed "medical safety huddles" on patient safety within four programs/sites at Sinai Health Systems, St. John's Rehab (Sunnybrook) and University Health Network.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Safety

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bridgepoint Active Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Any staff physicians, residents or medical students working at the four programs/sites

Exclusion criteria

None

Treatment and study plan

Implementing medical safety huddles

Other

These short, virtual huddles are led by a huddle leader and occur on a weekly or once every two week basis. Each site will be adapting the Medical Safety Huddles for their context and workflow to specifically engage physicians.

Primary outcomes

  1. Adverse events

    Time frame: 19 months

    We will examine whether the huddles impact the frequency and severity of adverse events experienced by patients. We will also determine if the huddles specifically impact certain types of adverse events in terms of frequency and severity. We will also perform analysis specific for each program/site.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Process measure - Attendance rate

    Time frame: 15 months

    The number of physicians attending each huddle will be monitored to ensure the fidelity of implementation

  2. Process measure - Safety issues

    Time frame: 15 months

    The type and number of safety issues brought up during huddles will be monitored on a monthly basis to ensure the fidelity of implementation

  3. Process measure - Actions taken to address safety issues

    Time frame: 15 months

    The number of actions taken to address safety issues will be monitored on a monthly basis to ensure the fidelity of implementation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Health Network, Toronto

Other

Collaborators

  • Sinai Health System
  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Registry information

Official study title

Medical Safety Huddles - a Multi-site QI (Quality Improvement) Project

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 9, 2022
Registry last updated
May 25, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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